NuSTAR Detection of Multiple Reflections in NGC 1068
Abstract
We report hard X-ray observations of the archetypal Compton-thick AGN NGC 1068 with NuSTAR and other X-ray facilities. We find no strong continuum or line variability, and thus model several key datasets together. We find that a multi-component reflector with three distinct column densities provides the most reasonable fit to the spectral lines and Compton hump, with near-solar Fe abundances. In this model, the higherN_H components provide the bulk of the flux to the Compton hump while the lower NHcomponent produces much of the Fe line emission, effectively decoupling the two key features of Compton reflection. Intriguingly, ~30% of the neutral Fe Ka line flux arises from >2‧‧ (>140 pc), well outside of a fiducial (few pc) "torus". We discuss some key ramifications.
- Publication:
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American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #225
- Pub Date:
- January 2015
- Bibcode:
- 2015AAS...22543210B